Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mobility: A Green City, Past, Present, and Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore transportation systems through history. In this transportation lesson, students determine how modes of transportation affect quality of life and design transportation plans for cities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sequence Alignment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the uses of sequence alignment.  For this DNA lesson students complete several experiments on sequencing and algorithms. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Japan

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Japan worksheet, students read a 2 page article on Japan, answer 3 facts about Japan with multiple choice answers, fill in 4 blanks in 4 statements and answer two statements as true or false.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Homes Inside and Out

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a dollhouse-like drawing of a house, as it would look if the front walls were folded out.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Minerals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars explore the concept of minerals. In this minerals lesson, students discuss how cooling affects the size of crystals. Young scholars discuss how the structure of minerals is a tetrahedron. Students discuss the structure of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lewis and Clark: The Language of Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students replicate some of the trailblazing methods of Lewis and Clark on a fifteen-minute "writing journey" through the school or neighborhood.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tantalizing Tessellations - Lesson I

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners complete a chart (KWL) as a pre-assessment, study the history of tessellations (tilings), investigate the properties of tessellations, and make and evaluate photographs of "found tessellations" for a PowerPoint/HyperStudio...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bridges to Good Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use photographs of bridges to learn how to write well.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Golden Ratio of the Human Body

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers calculate the ratio of the height of the body to the height of the navel. They discover that the ratios are all approximately equal.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Lies Beneath

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on the history and archaeological excavations at historical Jamestown. They explore various websites, and develop a Powerpoint presentation to present to the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creatures from Planet X: Spiders

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are given a description of some fascinating animals from "Planet X". They follow the descriptions given to illustrate one of these animals paying careful attention to introduced vocabulary such as 'appendages', 'receptors', and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Glasgow - A Case Study 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the reasons behind the development of new towns around Glasgow and how they have developed over time. They place their information in context of the development of new towns today. Students view a film about the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Quest For Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate and apply properties of math. In this algebra and physics activity, students define important vocabulary words to create a basic understanding of keywords. They perform experiments using concepts of electricity and...
Handout
Other

Porter Gaud: Greek Architecture: The Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of notes on one of the most famous temples in the ancient world. The author discusses the building of the temple along with a detailed description and an analysis of the various statues.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 6: Architecture and Design

For Students 9th - 10th
In this sixth unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about the history of architecture, including ancient Greek and Roman works. They will learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and about Islamic architecture. They will also look...
Graphic
Other

Art and Architecture: Four Paintings: Bernardo Daddi: Triptych

For Students 9th - 10th
Description and analysis of Daddi's fourteenth-century triptych.
Graphic
Other

Art and Architecture: Four Paintings: Pissarro: Lordship Lane Station, Dulwich

For Students 9th - 10th
Description and analysis of Pissarro's English railway landscape.
Handout
Other

Art and Architecture: Four Paintings: Rubens: Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
Description and analysis of Rubens's group portrail of the family of Jan Brueghel the Elder.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Numerical Analysis for Engineering

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level electrical engineering course highlighting numerical analysis for engineers. This course introduces students to the formulation, methodology, and techniques for numerical solution of engineering problems. Course features...
Handout
Other

Art and Architecture: Four Paintings: Edouard Manet: A Bar at the Folies Bergere

For Students 9th - 10th
Description and analysis of Manet's enigmatic A Bar at the Folies-Bergere.
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: A Rocking Walking Tour: Investigating Architectural Rocks in St. Paul, Mn

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a guided inquiry field investigation in an urban setting. This investigation focuses on the identification of the rocks used on and in the buildings and other structures in downtown St. Paul, MN. The questions asked are based on...
PPT
Other

History of Gothic Architecture: Reims Cathedral

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief history of the cathedral with pictures also features the dimensions and an analysis of the architecture.
Website
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Early Copan Acropolis Program 2000 Field Season

For Students 9th - 10th
Final report of archaeological data and conclusions of Mayan history at Hunal and Margarita tombs in Copan, Honduras. Information given on pottery, tools, agriculture, and fauna.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Form vs. Function

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students model and design the sound environment for a room. They analyze the sound performance of different materials that represent wallpaper, thick curtains, and sound-absorbing panels. Then, referring to the results of their analysis,...